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Old 21st June 2005 | 15:21
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bookworm
 
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I don't think anyone is misunderstanding the question. The issue is over the right answer! Three of you now have given answers that appear to contradict PANS-OPS.

PANS-OPS uses the same words to describe the adjustments permitted on the outbound leg of a course reversal in a procedure as it does for the outbound leg of a hold. But you presumably wouldn't fly the published outbound track of a hold in a strong crosswind, would you?! You'd compensate for drift in the turns by flying "triple drift".

Having arrived at the end of the o/b leg, and turning at Rate 1, it is not possible to compensate in the turn for a wind that will take you through the Inbound (Final Approach) Track. So when you go through you just have to re-establish from the other side.
So why not compensate for that on the outbound leg instead? Isn't it better to be a mile north of published track at the end of the outbound leg than a mile south of track when you turn through the inbound heading? I can think of two advantages: obstacle clearance is greater for the initial leg than the final leg; and you aren't messing around trying to re-establish from the other side when you should be flying a stabilised approach.
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